British election set for Feb. 23
Prime Minister Attlee announced a general election for February 23 as Britain prepares to vote on a Labour government versus the Conservatives. The dissolution of Parliament is scheduled for February 3 with nominations on February 13 and a March 1 swearing in of the new House of Commons.
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London
Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
New Zealand
Australia
George VI
King George
Labor
Businessman and Wife Slain in Brooklyn Home
A 74 year old Brooklyn businessman Camillo Leyra and his wife Catherine were found beaten to death in their home after intruders attacked them as the wife cleaned the kitchen. Police pursued burglars believed responsible as no valuables were taken and the couple’s bodies showed skull fractures.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Camillo Leyra
Catherine
Burelars
Ner
Laura
Manhattan
Fireat Cobleskill nursing home kills three women
A blaze on MacArthur Street in Cobleskill killed three elderly women and injured four others last night as firemen battled the flames for about an hour. Owner Mrs. Eliza Collins and her children escaped unharmed.
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Cobleskill
Eliza Collins Nursing Home
Myra Bellinger
Central Bridge
Freda Knochemus
Carliste
Iola Crippen
Dorloo
Ward Oliver
MacArthur Street
Main
Schoharie County
Knochemus
American Tanks Going To Formosa
About 300 U S Army tanks and armored cars were loaded yesterday for shipment to Chinese Nationalists in Formosa aboard a Turkish freighter. The armaments, sourced from Lima Ohio storage, were surplus to U S needs under a 1948 aid program.
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Philadelphia
Formosa
U. S
Lima
Ohio
Washington
China
Congress
R. B. Fontaine
Reading Company
Richmond
Pacific
Mardin
Marta T. A. S
Istanbul
Turkey
Col. Fontaine
J. S
Michael McDermott
Stain Department
McDermott
Department of Defense
Army Armored Command
B. H. Sobelman & Co., Inc
Chip
Idle Miners Walkout Surges to 59000 in Western Mines
Nearly 9 000 more soft coal miners joined the walkout yesterday raising idle miners to over 59 000. Four steel firms Bethlehem Jones and Laughlin Sharon Wheeling faced new strikes in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia with 52 mines shut down. The region shows the hardest impact as most mines are steel captive.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bethlehem [Steel Corp. Jones
Laughlin Steel Corp
Sharon Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel Corp
Landslide Kills Eight In Chile After Quake
The Interior Ministry said a landslide triggered by an earthquake killed a family of eight in Colliguillin, Arauco province. Parents and six children perished as hillside debris buried their home yesterday.
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Santiaga
Chile
Interior Ministry
Colligulll Maior
Eto RE AS
Wind and Blizzard Ravage Midwest and Coast Regions
Destructive winds near hurricane force and a heavy blizzard battered the northwestern coast and parts of Minnesota and northern Michigan. The Midwest faced a cold wave, flooded rivers, and evacuations as heavy snow and isolation plagued Oregon and Washington.
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Associated Press
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Michigan
Midwest
Philadelphia
Mercury
Washington
Oregon
Oregon- California
Santiam Pasa
Cascades Mountains
Paia
Oregon Coast
Olympic Peninsula
Coquille
California
Duluth
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Dewey Signs Rent Bill To Aid New York City
Governor Dewey signed a stopgap rent bill after New York City tenants faced possible evictions. The measure, approved by the Republican Legislature, aims to provide relief though the governor questioned its constitutionality.
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Dewey
New York City
Albany
Qwssibie
Senate GOP calls for probe into Denfeld firing
Senate Republicans demand an investigation into the firing of Admiral Louis Z. Denfeld as debate over the Navy leadership continues. Admiral Forrest P. Sherman appointment delayed until January as the committee seeks facts and Secretary Matthews to testify.
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G.O.P
Denfeld
Washington
Repub
Louis Z. Denfeld
Gow
Forrest P. Sherman
Echceed Denfeld
Naval Operations
Daniels
Navy
Attak
Truman
Secretary of the Navy
Matthias
Tydings
P-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sherman
Dentele
Jemve
Decidre
Matthews
Bill to Restrict Extension Use Of Motor Of Draft Act Tax Introduced
Albany reporters note an unlikely bill to dedicate motor vehicle and gasoline tax revenues to highway purposes. The bills by Sen. Charles W. Scanlan and Assemblyman Wilson C. Van Duzer seek changes to state constitution, with past attempts having failed. Other measures include a $10 auto registration fee and harsher murder penalties under certain conditions. Washington coverage notes early hearings promised on peacetime draft extension, with some lawmakers hostile to further prolongation of the Selective Service Act.
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Albany
Charles W. Scanlan
Manhattan
Wilson C. van Duzer
Middletown
SAS
Tin- Joan
Washington
Truman
Johnson
Congress
Vinson
D -G
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Departments
North Atlantic
Ktereot
Former Ithaca mayor elected after Assemblyman Shaw win
Former Assemblyman Stanley C. Shaw, a Republican, was elected mayor of Ithaca defeating Edward Richardson with a reported tally of 3523 to 2883. The vote included multiple party lines and local candidates. the contest confirmed Shaw as mayor amid a split ticket race.
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Ithaca
Ithera
Stanley C. Shaw
Mahlis
Marvo
Lee H Dante
Edward Aa. Richardson
Nean
Shaw
Seainst
Roshaniern
Bell Strikers Granted Package Increase
A state board ruled on the Bell Aircraft strike, ending a weeklong stoppage. The decision grants workers a two and a half cent per hour wage increase plus a company insurance contribution, with a total employer contribution noted.
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Buffalo
Iealty
Bell Aircaraft Corp
Sireatly
Acheson Upholds Policy For China
Secretary of State Acheson reaffirmed the administration’s policy against military intervention on Formosa. He suggested the United States could intensify economic aid to counter communism in the Orient, while maintaining an impregnable Pacific defense without using Formosa. Senate Foreign Relations Committee members, including Chairman Connally, noted Acheson said military strategy would come from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Counter Intelligence Corps
United States Army
United States
Commission
Cutler
Europe
United States Senate
Washington (Ap
State Acheson
Formosa
United Statees
Commu
Nism
Connally
D-Tex
Achéson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texan
Pacific
Acheson
Ameria
Truman
Destroyers Stand By Flying Arrow Patch Wounds After Shanghai Shelling
Two U S destroyers Stickell and Bassell provided aid to the Flying Arrow after a nationalist gunboat shelled the freighter off Shanghai. Repair tools and plugs were supplied, with eight hours estimated for repairs. The ship remained outside Chinese territorial waters as authorities assess further escort options.
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Flying Arrow
U. S
Flying Arrows
Shanghai
Stickell
Baussell
L. i Stuart
David Jones
Jones
Stuart
Librandtsen Line
Nationaliss
Eddie Erdelatz Named Navy Football Coach
The Naval Academy announced late that night that Eddie Erdelatz will become head football coach. The appointment was announced by Capt. Honard E. Caldwin, director of athletics, with details of the contract not yet released.
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Eddie Erdelatz
Navy
Annapulia
Naval Academy
Brite
Fenthal
Honard E. Caldwin
Natz
Meyement
San Francisco
Tern
Ned
Supervisors Elect Beck as Chairman of County Board
The Renaselatr County Board of Supervisors chose Fred A. Beck of Troy as chairman at its organizational meeting. Beck, the Republican majority leader, will serve two years and succeeds Arthur L. Cummings. The board reappointed 21 county officials and sworn in new and reelected members amid a delayed start.
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Joseph A. Parker
Renaselatr County Board of Supervisors
Fred A. Beck
Troy
Beck
Arthur L. Cummings
Nassau
Leo Watson
Grafton
Isar Lincoln F. Stock
East Greenbush
Raymond S. Miller
Sand Lake
Watson
Mr. Watson
John M. Smith
Sixth Ward
John &. Finch
Anit Nt
U S May Settle A P Case Outside Of Court
Government eyes settlement of the A and P case without trial as Attorney General McGrath notes reports claiming Justice Department may seek a nonjury agreement. He stresses court relief and consent by both sides, with decisions pending consultation among attorneys.
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U.S
Washington
Atheney Gene
Howata McGrath
Aten and
Preasie Grocers
Justice Department
Cham Od
McGrath
New York
P. Rnin
Elryet
Cinfere Petowern
Soviet Walkout Over Nationalist Chinese at UN Council
Soviet deputy foreign minister Malik left the UN Security Council in protest as delegates refused to expel the Nationalist Chinese. He warned he would not return while the Nationalists sat at the council table and called Tsiang a nobody. The session adjourned until tomorrow after a second walkout noted as the fourth anniversary of the General Assembly’s first meeting.
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Andrei A. Grom Lyie
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Quo Tai-Chi
Brazil
Gromyko
Malis
U. N. General Assembly
London
Central People's Government
People’s Republic of China
Peiping
General Assembly
Ast
Tsiang
China
Malik
Delengation
Kuomintang
Chou Dn-Lai
Red
China Troops Attack British Consulate in Formosa
Chinese Nationalist soldiers attacked the British consulate at Tamsui near Taipei in protest of Britain recognizing the Red regime. About ten men tried to topple the flag pole and faced dispersal by military police while a formal protest circulated through London.
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Formosa
Peiping
Tansui
Aeeine
Ileigh Sngrens
Tamsui
Axeul
Sune Td
London
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